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US Senate passes bill to fund government through April

Published 12/09/2016, 11:24 PM
Updated 12/09/2016, 11:30 PM
© Reuters. File general view of the U.S. Capitol dome in the pre-dawn darkness in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Friday to fund the government through April and sent it to President Barack Obama for signing into law, after Democrats who sought more generous healthcare benefits for coal miners stopped delaying action on the measure.

Many government services and operations would have been closed or suspended starting at midnight, when current funding authority expires, if the Senate had not approved the measure. The vote was 63-36.

© Reuters. File general view of the U.S. Capitol dome in the pre-dawn darkness in Washington

The House of Representatives passed the legislation on Thursday.

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